Cold Lake Weather in August
Cold Lake in August
The short of it: Cold Lake in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Cold Lake brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-August, 110 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cold Lake runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Grand Centre, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Cold Lake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 24 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand CentreAlberta | 6 km SSW | 23° | 9° | 60 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 42 km WSW | 23° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 78 km SW | 23° | 9° | 55 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 90 km SW | 23° | 8° | 56 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 112 km SE | 23° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 119 km ESE | 24° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Lac La BicheAlberta | 120 km WNW | 22° | 9° | 58 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 131 km SSW | 24° | 9° | 65 mm |